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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. This is Upper Beginner Season 1 Lesson 19 - Making an Appointment with a Norwegian Doctor. Eric Here. |
| Ida: Hallo. I'm Ida. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make a medical appointment in Norwegian. The conversation takes place at a doctor’s office. |
| Ida: It's between Linda and a nurse. |
| Eric: The speakers are strangers, so they’ll be using polite Norwegian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Sykepleieren: Neste! |
| Linda: Hei, jeg skulle bestilt legetime. |
| Sykepleieren: La meg bare slå opp kalenderen på datamaskinen. Ja, vi har ledige timer på tirsdag og torsdag. |
| Linda: Har dere ei ledig time på onsdag? |
| Sykepleieren: Nei, ikke før neste uke, dessverre. |
| Linda: Kan jeg få time på torsdag ettermiddag? |
| Sykepleieren: Ja, du kan velge mellom klokka ett og klokka halv fire. |
| Linda: Halv fire passer meg best. |
| Sykepleieren: OK, vennligst kom ti minutter før timen din. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Sykepleieren: Neste! |
| Linda: Hei, jeg skulle bestilt legetime. |
| Sykepleieren: La meg bare slå opp kalenderen på datamaskinen. Ja, vi har ledige timer på tirsdag og torsdag. |
| Linda: Har dere ei ledig time på onsdag? |
| Sykepleieren: Nei, ikke før neste uke, dessverre. |
| Linda: Kan jeg få time på torsdag ettermiddag? |
| Sykepleieren: Ja, du kan velge mellom klokka ett og klokka halv fire. |
| Linda: Halv fire passer meg best. |
| Sykepleieren: OK, vennligst kom ti minutter før timen din. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Nurse: Next! |
| Linda: Hi, I'd like to book an appointment. |
| Nurse: Let me just look up the calendar on the computer. Yes, we have appointments available on Tuesday and Thursday. |
| Linda: Do you have an appointment available on Wednesday? |
| Nurse: No, not before next week unfortunately. |
| Linda: Could I get an appointment for Thursday afternoon? |
| Nurse: Yes, you can choose between one o'clock and half past three. |
| Linda: Half past three suits me best. |
| Nurse: OK, please come ten minutes before your appointment. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Ida, tell us a little about healthcare in Norway. |
| Ida: Well Eric, in Norway we have the fastlegesystemet, which is the word used to describe the “general practitioner system”. This is how the population can get medical assistance. |
| Eric: Can anyone get a referral for a general practitioner? |
| Ida: Yes, healthcare in Norway is based on the idea that everyone should have a regular general practitioner who assesses whether they can give a satisfactory diagnosis and treatment plan, or if the patient should be referred to a specialist. |
| Eric: Is this system free? |
| Ida: No, Norwegians pay the GP when visiting them. Still, this is a very low fee, and if you have to go often because of some illness, you only have pay up to a specified amount. |
| Eric: Can you choose your own practitioner? |
| Ida: You can’t choose, but you can switch to a different one if you have to. In general people stick to the one they have been assigned. |
| Eric: I see, so the doctor is obliged to provide healthcare to patients on their list, and the patients are obliged to use the doctor they’re assigned to. This way, the responsibilities within the healthcare system are clear, and the system can provide better services. When did this system start? |
| Ida: The GP System was introduced in Norway in 2001. |
| Eric: It sounds like it has been working well for a while then! Alright, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Ida: legetime [natural native speed] |
| Eric: appointment |
| Ida: legetime[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: legetime [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: time [natural native speed] |
| Eric: hour |
| Ida: time[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: time [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: kalender [natural native speed] |
| Eric: calendar |
| Ida: kalender[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: kalender [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: datamaskin [natural native speed] |
| Eric: computer |
| Ida: datamaskin[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: datamaskin [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: ledig [natural native speed] |
| Eric: available |
| Ida: ledig[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: ledig [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: dessverre [natural native speed] |
| Eric: unfortunately |
| Ida: dessverre[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: dessverre [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: mellom [natural native speed] |
| Eric: between |
| Ida: mellom[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: mellom [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And last.. |
| Ida: vennligst [natural native speed] |
| Eric: please |
| Ida: vennligst[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: vennligst [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Ida: å passe |
| Eric: meaning "to suit" or “to fit” |
| Ida: We use this word mainly when we want to talk about our schedule or others’ schedule. For example, Når passer det for deg at vi møtes? |
| Eric: which literally means "When does it suit you that we meet?" |
| Ida: You can also use this verb to talk about your personal tastes. For example, Denne maten passer meg ikke. |
| Eric: which literally means "This food doesn't suit me." |
| Ida: We also use it to talk about something that fits, usually clothes. For example, Kjolen passer! |
| Eric: meaning "The dress fits!" |
| Ida: Finally, å passe also has another significant meaning which is "to watch" or "to take care". For example, Du må passe tiden |
| Eric: "You have to watch your time" |
| Ida: Here’s another one, Kan du passe barna? |
| Eric: "Can you take care of the children?" Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Ida: å bestille time |
| Eric: meaning "to book an appointment" |
| Ida: We already saw this phrase in lesson 12. Here it’s accompanied by the noun time meaning “appointment” |
| Eric: This noun means "hour". |
| Ida: Exactly, for example Tjene 300 kroner i timen |
| Eric: Which means "Earn 300 kroner an hour". |
| Ida: Time could also mean "teaching period" or "class" |
| Eric: ...and, as in the dialog, it can also mean “appointment” |
| Ida: like in this sentence, Jeg har bestilt time hos tannlegen på fredag. |
| Eric: .. which means "I have booked an appointment with the dentist on Friday." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to schedule a medical appointment. Getting sick is never fun, especially not when you’re abroad. But if you happen to get sick in Norway, this lesson focus might turn out to be very useful. In this lesson, we’ll look at how you can make a medical appointment in Norwegian and apply it to almost any appointment you want to make. |
| Ida: Let’s start with the sentence from the dialogue Jeg skulle bestilt legetime. |
| Eric: This sentence means “I’d like to make an appointment.” Could you break this down for us Ida? |
| Ida: Sure! First, we have the subject, the pronoun Jeg, meaning “I”. Then we have the helping verb å skulle meaning “should”, conjugated in the completed past tense, followed by the verb å bestille meaning “to book” . Finally we have the object, the noun legetime meaning “appointment”. |
| Eric: In this sentence the determinant isn’t included, but you can certainly include it if you’d like. |
| Ida: The sentence with the determiner en would be Jeg skulle bestilt en legetime. |
| Eric: Which also means “I’d like to make an appointment.” |
| Ida: After this statement, you may hear a response like Når vil du bestille time? |
| Eric: “When do you want to make an appointment?” |
| Ida: You can then answer by asking Har dere ei ledig time på ... |
| Eric: meaning “Do you have an appointment available on...” Ida, can you give us an example? |
| Ida: Sure, Har dere ei ledig time på torsdag klokken halv ti? |
| Eric: This means “Do you have an appointment available on Thursday at nine thirty?” |
| Ida: Notice that before the hour, I used the word klokken, which means clock. I said klokken halv ti |
| Eric: If the answer is no, you can just ask the same question again with other days and hours. Also, the secretary might ask you what it concerns, so we’ll also give you some useful phrases you can use to explain your situation now. |
| Ida: Let’s start with Jeg har vondt i magen. |
| Eric: “My stomach hurts.” |
| Ida: Jeg har hodepine. |
| Eric: “I have a headache.” |
| Ida: Jeg har kramper. |
| Eric: “I have cramps.” There are many more expressions like this listed in the lesson notes, so be sure to check them out. |
| Ida: Please remember that the expression Jeg skulle bestilt, which we saw at the beginning, literally means “I would like to order”. It can be used not only in relation to medicine but also in many other contexts. |
| Eric: Let’s give an example. |
| Ida: Jeg skulle bestilt en yogatime. |
| Eric: “I’d like to make an appointment for a yoga class.” Ok, let’s wrap up this lesson with a few sample sentences. |
| Ida: Jeg skulle bestilt en time på onsdag klokken halv elleve. |
| Eric: "I'd like to make an appointment on Wednesday at half-past ten." |
| Ida:Klokken tre passer ikke. |
| Eric: "Three o'clock doesn’t suit me." |
| Ida: Jeg skulle bestilt time hos tannlegen. |
| Eric: "I'd like to make an appointment at the dentist." |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Ida: Ha det bra. |
Comments
HideHi listeners! What do you think about going to the doctor? Please try to answer in Norwegian!
Hei Rachel,
Takk for spørsmålene dine.
Første spørsmål: Man bruker bestillt fordi skulle er fortidsformen av "skal", så man bruker fortidsformen av "bestille" også.
Andre spørsmål: I fra kan betyr noe som er fra en plass, som for eksempel "hvor er du i fra?" eller "er du i fra denne byen?". Det kan også brukes som i du nevner, "vennligst si ifra". Det betyr det samme som "please let me know" på engelsk. Det kan skrives "ifra" eller bare "fra".
Norsk kan være vanskelig, men fortsett å jobb så lærer du alt til slutt! ?
Hilsen,
Patrick
Team NorwegianClass101.com
Vennligst si ifra når du er ferdig med å fylle ut papirene.
Jeg vil gjerne vite at hvordan bruker man ifra det ordet?
ifra- the basis
men her vennligst si ifra betyr please tell me
kunne dere gi meg noe eksempel om ifra?
takk
Unnskyld jeg har et spørsmål:
den setningen`: Jeg skulle bestilt legetime
hvorfor bruker man bestilt etter skulle?
hvorfor si man ikke: jeg skulle bestille legetime?
på forhånd takk, vennligst rette meg når som helst, hva som helst om jeg ta feil i skrivingen min.
Hi Scott,
Velbekomme.
Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.:wink:
Sincerely
Cristiane
Team NorwegianClass101.com
Takk.
Hello Scott,
Thank you for spotting the typos and letting us know. Those have been fixed and the texts should be OK now.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Stan
Team NorwegianClass101.com
Hello Scott,
“Vi har papirposer og plastikkposer ledig, hvilken ønsker du?” would be correct!
"Å slå opp" is the most common way to say "to look up" in Norwegian.
Ha en fin dag!
Hilsen,
Mai
Team NorwegianClass101.com
Hei
Et annet spørsmål...
(another question...)
Is "å slå opp" a common way (or simple is "the" way) of saying "to look up" like is used in this dialog?
Takk
Scott
Hei!
In the lesson materials, one of the phrases it gives is the following
"We har papiposer og plastikkposer ledig,hvilken ønsker du?"
I think this is a typo and the first three words should be "vi har papirposer". That is:
"vi" instead of "we" (I do silly things like putting the English instead of the Norwegian and vice versa all the time)
"papirposer" instead of "papiposer" (I believe there's an "r" missing in the current text, but this one I'm less sure about)
Hei Jay,
Thank you for your question.
As you state, "nå til dags" is a good translation for "nowadays". "For øyeblikket" would literally mean "at this very moment", and is a little too momentary.
As an alternative to "nå for tiden" and "nå til dags", you can use "i dag" or "i dagens ...".
Let me give you an example each.
"Nowadays every child has the right to education", would translate to "I dag har alle barn rett til utdanning"
"Nowadays ( or "In today's society) it is easy to find information online", would translate to "I dagens samfunn er det lett å finne informasjon på nettet"
I hope this was of use. Please let us know if there are any unclear points.
Best,
Mai
Team NorwegianClass101.com
Tusen takk Ida!
Homophones are a problem in English too, e.g. to/too/two, pray/prey, etc..
For nowadays I guess "nå til dags" or "for nå" are good whereas "for øyeblikket" seems too momentary
Any other synonym you suggest for nowadays/currently?
Hi Jay!
Thanks for pointing this out. "Fortiden" is a typo here, it should be "for tiden."
for tiden = nowadays
fortiden = the past
We will fix this as soon as possible.
Best,
Ida
Team NorwegianClass101.com
Hei!
There's ex. sentence from notes: Jeg sover dårlig nå fortiden
How many meanings does "fortiden" have? Here it means nowadays/currently but isn't it also "the past"?
fortiden = for tiden, right?
To prevent confusion do you recommend alternative phrases?
Tusen takk